Editing Hamel, Illinois

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'''Hamel''' is a village in [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 929 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 816 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. It is a part of the Illinois [[Metro East]] portion of the [[Greater St. Louis]] metropolitan area.

==Geography==
Hamel is located in northeastern Madison County at {{coord|38|53|15|N|89|50|38|W|type:city}} (38.887524, -89.843949).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Interstate 55]] passes through the east side of the village, leading southwest {{convert|30|mi}} to [[St. Louis]] and north {{convert|65|mi}} to [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], the Illinois capital. [[Illinois Route 140]] passes through the center of Hamel as State Street, leading east {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Greenville, Illinois|Greenville]] and west {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Alton, Illinois|Alton]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Hamel has a total area of {{convert|1.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 0.75%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Hamel is drained to the south by tributaries of Silver Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Kaskaskia River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1960= 362
|1970= 454
|1980= 537
|1990= 530
|2000= 570
|2010= 816
|2020= 929
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 570 people, 233 households, and 170 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|491.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 242 housing units at an average density of {{convert|208.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 233 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,750, and the median income for a family was $55,694. Males had a median income of $41,023 versus $24,028 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,062. About 4.0% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}}

==See also==
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* [[List of municipalities in Illinois]]

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{official website|www.villageofhamel.com}}

{{Madison County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Madison County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]